sandy1

Congratulations on taking your life back!! Hooray! 6 months free from the chains!! I know alot of us felt a brain fog/laziness in our early quit. There is also what we call No Man's Land(you find lots on that if you type it into the search glass at the top of the main page); a time when the quit excitment is gone but you are still trudging thru the mental hurdles. You nees to get back the excitment of loving the quit! Embrace it and take it out on a nice date! Try something new; something you maybe didn't like doing as a smoker because you've changed and the new non-smoking you might like different things. Maybe start a small exercise every morning for a boost? If you feel something is odd or wrong with you tho; I'd see a dr. to rule out anything medical. To me, it sounds like a mental block...keep pushing thru; make a daily goal to clean one closet a day or to walk around the block before dinner...something small but doable. Hope I helped some (I tend to ramble)...let us know how you are getting along, stick around and you will get tons of support and knowledge along the way!! Congrats again Wow! Thank you all for the input! I took your advice and literally FORCED myself to go into my studio and grind at least one piece of glass and wound up grinding six went back a little later in the day and worked until my legs hurt from standing. I have always known what I had to do but some how your push and support got me up and moving...Thank you so much! I hope it lasts! Quitting has been the most mentally emotionally and physically challenging thing I have done in my entire life. But, I had two choices smoke or breathe....I cannot do both! Thank you again! Sandy

Hi everyone....I am new to this site and am trying to find my way around so if I am not in the right place for this post I apologize in advance. So here goes it! I am 70 years young and have been smoking since I was 14 (you do the math) over the years I have made half hearted attempts to quit but always managed to find an excuse as to why I "needed" to smoke. I tried it all, patches, gum, drugs nothing helped. Finally with my 4th attempt at using Chantix (for 2 months) I have been smoke free for 6 months, longest time ever. I love being smoke free and am turned of at the thought of smoking and the smell SO WHY CAN'T I GET MY BUTT OUT OF THIS CHAIR!!! I have gone from being active and ALWAYS working on a project to having no motivation to do anything! This recliner and the tv have become my new addiction. HELP!!!